Diego Perotti is stalling on a move to Watford despite the chance to double his money with the Hornets.

Watford have had a club-record £7million bid accepted by Genoa for the Argentine schemer and were hoping for a decision on Monday but Perotti is still unconvinced by the move – even though he could earn £1m a year in the Premier League.

Perotti is thought to be happy in Genoa and uncertain about the prospect of moving to a club that is little-known outside English football.

After an injury-hit spell at Sevilla from 2011 to 2014, Perotti moved to Genoa last summer and quickly rediscovered the form that made him one of the best prospects in South America in his teens.

The 26-year-old helped his club finish sixth in Serie A last season and feels at home in the port city, where he is appreciated by the club and the supporters alike. If he were to leave, Standard Sport understands Perotti would rather move to Spain, where he would speak his first language and would have no problems of communication.

Yet Genoa are keen to bank the transfer fee for their star attacker and it still remains possible that Perotti will move to England.